I am considering separating from my husband. We have a 15 month old child. I have had urges to leave the marriage for a very long time now. The only reason I am still in it is for my child.
We start therapy on Friday.
I need advice on how you KNEW it was over, especially if children are in the picture. What is the first step?
Thank you 🙏
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Learn more about our guidelines.I want to add- reasons I have wanted to leave.
Emotional immaturity.
He is Unable to self regulate, especially in front of my child.
Does not initiate sex (never did much in the 7 years we’ve been together, I never thought much of it until the last 2 years)

I knew it was over when we had been to multiple marriage counselors in 1 year and things always went back to the problematic behavior. It felt like the marriage was running in a hamster wheel. No progress, no change even after seeing 3 different marriage counselors.

Your reasons are your reasons and you don’t need to explain them to anyone. When a woman is done, she is done. The end. Sooner is better than later for the kids sake. I kicked my ex out when my child was a toddler and I’m glad I didn’t wait. Children that remember divorces can be traumatized by the experience. Luckily my child doesn’t have that trauma. Like ear piercings, sometimes it can be better to do it when they are too little to remember.